— Hello, boys and girls! My name is Kyle.
— Hello, everyone! My name is Sophia.
— Hello, friends! I’m Melanie.
— Hello! I’m Jackson.
— Welcome to our lesson!
— We are happy to see you!
Today in the lesson we will:
● learn new words;
● talk about harvest festivals around the world;
And
● put the knowledge into practice.
Festival
Праздник
Festive activities
Праздничные мероприятия
Light bonfires
Разжигать костры
Set off fireworks
Запускать фейерверки
Dress up
Наряжаться
Have street parades
Проводить уличные парады
Exchange gifts
Обмениваться подарками
Cook special food
Готовить особенную еду
Have a family dinner
Устраивать семейный ужин
Decorate the house
Украшать дом
Now let’s revise all these words once again!
Listen and repeat after me!
Festival
Festive activities
Light bonfires
Set off fireworks
Dress up
Have street parades
Exchange gifts
Cook special food
Have a family dinner
Decorate the house
Now look at the pictures and answer the question:
Which of these festive activities do people usually do on New Year’s Day?
Check yourselves!
The right answer is:
On New Year’s Day people usually…
Dress up
Exchange gifts
Cook special food
Have a family dinner
Decorate the house
Look at the following pictures and answer the question:
Which of these festive activities do people usually do on Halloween?
Let’s check!
The right answer is:
On Halloween people usually…
Light bonfires
Dress up
Cook special food
Have a family dinner
Decorate the house
Now look at the pictures and answer the following question:
Which of these festive activities do people usually do on Victory Day?
Check yourselves!
The right answer is:
On Victory Day people usually…
Set off fireworks
Have street parades
Look at the following pictures and answer the question:
Which of these festive activities do people usually do on Valentine’s Day?
Let’s check!
The right answer is:
On Valentine’s Day people usually…
Exchange gifts
Cook special food
Decorate the house
Dress up
Now look at the pictures and answer the last question:
Which of these festive activities do people usually do on Christmas Day?
Check yourselves!
The right answer is:
On Christmas Day people usually…
Set off fireworks
Dress up
Exchange gifts
Have a family dinner
Decorate the house
— Well done, boys and girls!
— Now we will talk about harvest festivals around the world.
— But before we do that, let’s learn some new words.
Harvest
Урожай, собирать урожай
Cranberry sauce
Клюквенный соус
Pumpkin pie
Тыквенный пирог
Dessert
Десерт
Banana
Банан
Celebrate
Праздновать
Wheat
Пшеница
Cookery competition
Кулинарный конкурс
Farmer
Фермер
Now let’s revise all these words once again!
Listen and repeat after me!
Harvest
Cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pie
Dessert
Banana
Celebrate
Wheat
Cookery competition
Farmer
Now we will talk about harvest festivals around the world!
And first, let’s talk about the Banana Festival.
In late March or early April some people in the Philippines celebrate the Banana Festival! This is a harvest festival about different varieties of bananas.
During the Banana festival children dress up in banana costumes and dance in the streets.
There is also a cookery competition where cooks use only bananas to make their dishes.
Now let’s talk about Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is a big festival in the USA and Canada to celebrate the harvest. Canadians celebrate it in October. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in November.
During this festival some cities have parades and people have family dinners. Turkey, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce are popular foods on this day and there is always some sweet pumpkin pie for dessert.
The following festival is called Hindu harvest festival. Let’s talk about it!
In late February or early March people in Northern India harvest their wheat. This is also the time for Hindu harvest festival, which lasts five days.
During this festival people dress up and light bonfires. Farmers decorate their cows with flowers and let them run free in the streets.
Boys and girls, we’ve talked about three harvest festivals.
Now we would like to check your knowledge.
Read the question and choose the right variant!
When do people celebrate the Banana festival?
The variants are:
In late February or early March
In late March or early April
In October or November
Check yourselves!
The right answer is:
In late March or early April
When do people celebrate Hindu harvest festival?
The variants are:
In late March or early April
In October or November
In late February or early March
Let’s check!
The right answer is:
In late February or early March
When do people celebrate Thanksgiving?
The variants are:
In October or November
In late February or early March
In late March or early April
Check yourselves!
The right answer is:
In October or November
What do people do during the Banana festival?
The variants are:
They dress up and light bonfires.
They dress up in banana costumes and dance in the streets.
They have parades and family dinners.
Let’s check!
The right answer is:
They dress up in banana costumes and dance in the streets.
What do people do during Hindu harvest festival?
The variants are:
They dress up in banana costumes and dance in the streets.
They have parades and family dinners.
They dress up and light bonfires.
Check yourselves!
The right answer is:
They dress up and light bonfires.
What do people do during Thanksgiving?
The variants are:
They have parades and family dinners.
They dress up and light bonfires.
They dress up in banana costumes and dance in the streets.
Let’s check!
The right answer is:
They have parades and family dinners.
— Well done, boys and girls!
— Now it’s time to say goodbye to everyone.
— Goodbye, friends!
— Goodbye, boys and girls!
— Goodbye!